In three short verses Psalm 133 states the obvious and makes
me wonder why the church doesn't pursue unity with more purpose. Instead of pouring
the precious oil of peace on each other we heap insults and draw theological
lines in the sand staining the collar of our robes with division. You might
expect this of the more strident traditions but even the Unitarians, or so I’m
told, don’t always get along. Go figure. It could be that we make unity nearly impossible
because we wrongly assume that unity can only happen we everyone agrees. But
the psalm doesn't say or assume that. Unity is a willingness to live with and
love one another despite differences of opinion. The fragrant extravagance of
good and pleasant unity is the blessing that falls from heaven as unity is
bestowed from above whenever it is understood from below as the very essence of
what it means to claim Christ as Lord. How good and pleasant indeed.
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